the day I almost got run over
I was going to type this in my native language, but I'm finding this harder than I expected maybe because by talking about it in another language I can distance myself from what happened. It's always easier to talk about these sorts of things and feelings in another language.
It was a nice Sunday afternoon, the weather was nice a bit warm for a day in January. I had just done my early vote and when I was leaving to return home, I stopped at a crosswalk waiting for the cars to stop, as one does, so I could go. The car on my left does stop and I donât see any cars on my right, so I start walking and for some reason, I decided to stop in the middle of it when a car comes at a very high speed and doesnât stop. Fortunately, I wasnât harmed but so many things could have happened if I had just crossed a few seconds before or if I didnât have stopped, I would probably be run over by that car.
I was in shock, but I kept walking as nothing had happened, and thatâs not normal. Once I had crossed the crosswalk I stopped and got my phone out in my hand and just realise what could have happened. I keep saying âwhat could have happened' because Iâm so distanced by what indeed actually happened. I texted my friends about what happened, but I wasnât still feeling anything, Â not a âI could have gotten hurtâ or a âI canât believe this happened' and I think this is really worrying. I texted my friends and they were very supportive and asked if I was okay.
It has just been a day and I canât stop thinking about it and it's not for what happened but for my reaction to it. Am I so damaged that even the possibility of death doesnât bother me anymore? Am I so mentally exhausted that I canât feel these feelings, but I can cry about tv shows? Why canât I cry about this? Why am I so unresponsive to the truth?
I just think it hasnât sunk in, and when it does it will be very ugly. I just hope this happens after this Friday because I have exams until then and I can't afford a mental breakdown now so close to the finish line.
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